Stayed at the Hokitika Kiwi Holiday Park in a self-contained unit, not quite as big as Kaikoura but same amenities, fridge, microwave, TV, bath and shower at about $50 less per night and quiet as a churchyard. Staff very helpful. Don't stay in anything less than that level of accommodation though. The cabins were one lumpy mattress in a small room, no amenities of any kind, no sink, no shower, no room to open your luggage. No internet at park but a cafe every few meters in town. Had an interesting Brit staying at the park who was circling the world on one of the 1800s style bicycles with the giant front wheel and tiny back one. He'd been traveling for over 11 months and was on his way to China after New Zealand to do the Great Wall and then cross the Himalayas to India as he headed back towards Britain. Two stars.
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